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The name "Bredons Norton" means 'Bredon's north farm/settlement'.[7] Bredons Norton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Nortune.[8] Bredon's Norton was "Nortune" in the 11th century and "Northton" in the 13th century.[9] In the early 12th century Bredons Norton Manor was held by the Bishop of Worcester.[10] Bredons Norton became a civil parish in 1866.[11]